It’s been 40 years since “Les Miserables” opened on London’s West End — and it’s been there ever since. “Les Mis” is the longest-running musical on the West End, having played there without ...

2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Director of a Musical James Powell 2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Director of a Musical Laurence Connor 2014 Outer Critics Circle Awards ...

It is iconic. It is legendary. It is soul-stirring. LES MISÉRABLES has captivated audiences since it debuted in 1980 in Paris, France as a French-language musical. It draws in audience members of ...

As a theater critic, I see somewhere around 125 plays and musicals a year. Some of the weaker and most-dated shows I’m happy to see only once. But there are some I never tire of. Top on my list is ...

One day more, and another, and another! Legendary stage show Les Misérables is celebrating its 40th anniversary in London this month, with plenty of festivities. For years, it has been the ...

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Forty years on, Cameron Mackintosh, the world’s most successful theatre producer, can still remember the lurch he felt in the pit of his stomach when, around midnight, he picked up the following day’s ...

Claudia Salazar had the crazy idea to produce “Les Misérables” in Venezuela in 2019, at the height of the demonstrations raging against the authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro, when violence ...

For most people, the first time they see Les Misérables is an unforgettable experience. Suzanne Ostersmith, dance director and assistant professor of theatre and dance at Gonzaga University, had her ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Much of the appreciation one finds with “Les Miserables” comes through the sincerity and genuineness — likability, in other words — of the actor performing the central role of Jean ...

SALT LAKE CITY — It's been 40 years since "Les Miserables" opened on London's West End — and it's been there ever since. "Les Mis" is the longest-running musical on the West End, having played there ...